Amateur Sumo Wrestlers Find New Challenge in Ancient Sport
When you think about amateur sports, sumo wrestling is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, the traditional Japanese sport has been growing in popularity across the United States,...
8 Jul 20248min
Backyard Gardening Tips with Malik Yakini
How to tend to the crops in your yard when Michigan bakes with summer heatwaves. GUEST: Malik Yakini, founder of D-Town Farms and the Detroit People's Food Co-op Looking for more conversations from St...
5 Jul 202415min
Beyond Beyoncé: The Black Roots of Country Music
The longstanding conventional wisdom is that what we call hillbilly music originated in Western Europe. But the truth, as many scholars and musicians have been preaching for years now, is that country...
3 Jul 202418min
The Startup Harnessing Solar for Summer Celebrations
Solar Party Detroit started as a idea to power a e-bike with solar power from off the grid. Now, the company owns a fleet of several solar generators that have powered everything from DJ setups to mov...
2 Jul 202418min
Whispers of Whitmer as Biden Bumbles
President Biden's doddering performance at his first debate with Donald Trump this election cycle reportedly has many high up Democratic strategists nervous about the president's prospects. And it aga...
1 Jul 202414min
Topline Items In The New State Budget
The Legislature pulled an all-nighter to pass a record breaking state budget. Here are the topline items they passed, and how they got it done. GUEST: Elena Durnbaugh, reporter for Gongwer covering t...
28 Jun 202412min
'Sober Vibes' podcaster on life after drinking
Michigander Courtney Andersen was recently named as the best social media influencer in Hour Detroit Magazine's Best of Detroit 2024 list. On her podcast Sober Vibes, Andersen shares her story as a w...
27 Jun 202419min
Perspectives on Grand Rapids Policing
Within the past few months, two men have been killed in the Grand Rapids area by law enforcement officials in encounters that involved injuries from the officers’ vehicles. We talk to a community acti...
26 Jun 202422min
